Kansas Koyotes

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Kansas Koyotes
Established 2003
Folded 2014
Played in Landon Arena in Topeka, Kansas
Kansas Koyotes logo.png
League/conference affiliations
American Professional Football League (2003–2012)
Champions Professional Indoor Football League (2013–2014)
Current uniform
Team colorsBlue, silver, white
   
Personnel
Owner(s)Ralph Adams (2003-13)
Nick Baumgartner (2013-14)
Team history
  • Kansas Koyotes (2003–2014)
Championships
League championships (6)
  • APFL: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Playoff appearances (5)
  • APFL: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Home arena(s)
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Kansas Koyotes vs Texas Thunder

The Kansas Koyotes, founded by Ralph Adams, were a professional indoor football and were a charter member of the Champions Professional Indoor Football League. Based in Topeka, Kansas, the Koyotes played their home games at Landon Arena.

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The Koyotes began play in 2003 as a professional football team. Before joining the CPIFL, the Koyotes were a charter member of the former American Professional Football League, where they won the league's first six championships. Brian Hebert, the running back coach, dominated with five great running backs, led by Donnell Smith, and propelled the team to its first championship in 2003, which opened the door for future Koyotes championship teams. Former Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl champion Clayton Holmes played for the Koyotes in 2003.

History

In their first four years of existence, the Koyotes dominated the APFL. They went undefeated in the 2003 and 2004 seasons, beating the Missouri Minutemen in the APFL Bowl both times. In the 2005 season, they went undefeated again, albeit being in many close games, winning their third APFL Bowl over the Iowa Blackhawks by a field goal kicked as time expired. . The winning streak lasted 31 games, including exhibition games and post-season games.

In 2006 the Koyotes finally lost their first game in Wichita, losing to the Wichita Aviators in the season opener. [1] They would lose to the Aviators again, and finish second in the regular-season standings to the Aves. The two teams were going to play for APFL Bowl IV at the Wichita Ice Arena, for reasons that may never be clear, the league moved the game to Landon Arena. These were clear control issues that lead to the demise of the league. [2]

In 2007, the Koyotes continued winning all their regular season home games and losing only two road games. They proceeded to win APFL Bowl V against Iowa Blackhawks. During the season, the Koyotes signed Abby Vestal as their kicker. On April 23, Vestal kicked three PATs, becoming the first woman to score points in a professional men's football game. Vestal, who signed a soccer scholarship for 2007 with Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas, would kick 6-9 PATs and go 0-2 in FGs.

Starting with the 2013 season, the Koyotes joined the Champions Professional Indoor Football League for two years. After joining the CPIFL, they finally took on true teams at a professional level, that lead to a 2-22 finish over their final two seasons. The Koyotes were up against competition at a true professional level after their years in the APFL. [3] [4]

The Koyotes announced after the 2014 season ended that they would leave the CPIFL and play 2015 as an independent team, playing eight home games. None of these games were played and the team apparently disbanded.

Logos and uniforms

Final roster

Kansas Koyotes roster
Quarterbacks
  •  4Carlos Cavanagh
  •  8Stanley Jennings

Running backs

  • 44Ruston Phillips
  •  6Elijah James
  • 11Larry Wall

Wide receivers

  •  1 Chris Davis
  • 81Terrance Dennis
  • 10Terrell Downey
  •  9Wayne Shepheard
Offensive linemen
  • 56Kenny Ellison
  • --Patrick Harrington
  • 53John Kimble
  • 50Kameron Neal
  • 55Tony Vaka

Defensive linemen

  • 18Furu Ambam
  • 99Marcus Bolden
  • --Cameron Jackson
  • 86Austin Hamm
  •  3Ben Pister
Linebackers

Defensive backs

  • 14Jeff Colter
  • 12Ryan Downey
  • 12James Epps
  • 21William Griffin
  • 30Daniel King
  •  2Jeremy Weston
  • 20Willie Williams

Kickers

  • 16Derek Doerfler
Reserve lists
  • 68 Porter Hill OL (Did not report)
  •  5 James Walker Jr. RB (Did not report)

Season-by-season

Season records
SeasonWLTFinishPlayoff results
Kansas Koyotes (APFL)
20038001st LeagueWon APFL Bowl I (Missouri)
20048001st LeagueWon APFL Bowl II (Missouri)
20058001st LeagueWon APFL Bowl III (Iowa)
20068202nd LeagueWon Semifinals (Iowa)
No Winner - APFL Bowl IV (Kansas vs Wichita)
20078201st LeagueWon APFL Bowl V (Iowa)
20089101st NorthernWon Semifinals (Iowa)
Won APFL Bowl VI (Beaumont)
20098201st LeagueLost APFL Bowl VII (Iowa)
20104404th LeagueWon APFL Qualifier (Junction City)
Lost APFL Bowl VIII (Iowa)
20115604th LeagueLost APFL Semifinal (Sioux City)
20127505th League--
Kansas Koyotes (CPIFL)
201311109th League [5] --
201411109th League [6] --
Totals84470(including playoffs)

2014

Season Schedule

WeekDateKickoffOpponentResults
Final ScoreTeam Record
1February 22 (Sat)7:05pm@Salina Bombers 8–75 [7]
2March 1 (Sat)7:05pm@Oklahoma Defenders 6–72 [8] 0–1
3March 9 (Sun)3:00pm@Omaha Beef 27–55 [8] 0–2
4Bye
5March 23 (Sun)3:00pm Salina Bombers 27–51 [9] 0–3
6Bye
7April 5 (Sat)7:05pm Omaha Beef 30–52 [10] 0–4
8Bye
9April 19 (Sat)7:05pm Oklahoma Defenders 55–64 [11] 0–5
10April 26 (Sat)7:05pm Dodge City Law 12–33 [12] 0–6
11May 3 (Sat)7:05pm@Bloomington Edge 42–43 [13] 0–7
12May 9 (Fri)7:05pm@Lincoln Haymakers 17–540–8
13May 17 (Sat)7:05pm@Wichita Wild 14–520–9
14May 24 (Sat)7:05pm Sioux City Bandits 40–72 [14] 0–10
15May 31 (Sat)7:05pm Oklahoma Defenders 75–63 [15] 1–10
16June 7 (Sat)7:05pm@Dodge City Law 26–62 [16] 1–11

2013

Season Schedule

WeekDateKickoffOpponentResults
Final ScoreTeam Record
1Bye
2March 16 (Sat)7:30pm Oklahoma Defenders 40-620-1
3March 23 (Sat)7:05pm@Wichita Wild 20-390-2
4March 30 (Sat)7:30pm@Omaha Beef 27-540-3
5April 6 (Sat)7:30pm@Mid-Missouri Outlaws 49-181-3
6April 12 (Fri)7:30pm Kansas City Renegades 28-561-4
7Bye
8April 27 (Sat)7:30pm Bloomington Edge 0-481-5
9May 4 (Sat)7:30pm Salina Bombers 31-551-6
10May 11 (Sat)7:30pm@Oklahoma Defenders 20-481-7
11May 18 (Sat)7:30pm@Salina Bombers 20-371-8
12May 25 (Sat)7:30pm@Kansas City Renegades 28-821-9
13June 1 (Sat)7:30pm Sioux City Bandits 23-481-10
14June 8 (Sat)7:30pm Lincoln Haymakers 16-451-11

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